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A group of young performers in elaborate costumes stand on a stage, smiling.Gemini Drama offers two extracurricular productions each year: a fall play and a spring musical. You can audition to be part of the cast, or join the technical crew to build and paint sets, props, and lights, and run crew.

Getting involved in a theatre production is a great opportunity for middle school students to build confidence, make new friends, and express themselves creatively. Theatre helps improve public speaking, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, all while having fun. Whether acting on stage or helping behind the scenes, every role in a production teaches responsibility and encourages imagination. It's a chance to be part of something exciting and rewarding!

Fast Food - 2026 Fall Play

A group of students poses on a stage in front of a colorful, burger-themed backdrop.
A group of students poses together on a stage with a brightly colored fast-food themed backdrop.
A young person wearing a red shirt and visor rests their chin in their hand behind a counter.
A stage play features a fast-food restaurant set with large props like oversized french fries and a counter labeled MacBurgers.
Two girls act in a play on a stage with a diner set, one holding a clipboard.
A stage play features actors performing in front of a colorful, tiled fast-food restaurant set with giant fry boxes and a 'MacBurgers' logo.
A smiling fast food worker in a red shirt and visor stands behind a tiled counter.
Two actors perform on a stage with a retro diner set, featuring a red table and tiled walls.
Two young actors perform a scene on stage, with one wearing a bird costume.
Three young actors on a stage dressed in restaurant uniforms with yellow aprons and red visors.
Three young actors dressed in fast-food employee uniforms perform a scene on a brightly tiled stage.
A person wearing a red shirt, yellow apron, and red cap holds a large tray of wrapped food items on stage.
A young person dressed as a fast-food worker holds a tray of wrapped burgers and a spatula on stage.
A person in a witch costume stirs a smoking cauldron on a stage with a colorful tiled background.
Two actors on a stage perform a scene, with one wearing a red visor and shirt, pointing at a steaming prop.
A person wearing a chicken costume performs on a stage with a tiled background.

Production Staff

Katelyn Dundovich
847.827.1181

Sara Fecko
847.827.1181

Kathy Martin
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Rachel Robinson
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Andrew Thayer
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Performance Information

 

 

Fall Play: Fast Food by Tracy Wells

  • Thursday, October 22 at 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 24 at 2:00 p.m.

Fast Food Sign for a play

 

See Important Links Below

Spring Musical: Information Coming Soon!

  • Thursday, April 22 at 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 24 at 2:00 p.m.

 

Information Meeting

  • Wednesday, August 26
  • 3:30-4:15
  • Learning Stairs

Learn all about the play and how to get involved! This meeting is for anyone interested in being in the CAST or CREW! Go to your lockers and get the belongings you will be taking home. You will not go to your lockers after the meeting. Have your ride pick you up from Door 13 at 4:15.

Play Read Through

  • Wednesday, August 26
  • 4:15-5:30
  • Learning Stairs

We will read the play aloud together so you know what it's all about before auditions! This is not required, but it will help you a lot for the auditions. Have your ride pick you up from Door 13 at 5:30.

Auditions

  • Thursday, August 27 or Friday, August 28 
  • 3:30-5:00 
  • Room 2013 (Ms. Martin's room, next to the Blue Gym)

Go to your lockers and get the belongings you will be taking home. You will not go to your lockers after the auditions. Have your ride pick you up from Door 13.

You only need to attend ONE audition day. Sign up for an audition day.

Read the play before auditions! Come to the play read-through or read it on your own.

Fill out and bring the Fall Play Permission Slip with you to auditions. If you don't have it, you can't audition.

Be prepared to read from the script. You will pick your top two choices for auditions. 

I do not expect you to memorize lines or to be perfect (seriously, how can we be perfect? We are just human!). Just show me that you can:

  • Be LOUD
  • Have energy
  • Have facial and vocal expression
  • Can listen and react to the other actors
  • Can be a good ensemble member

Audition Advice

Information Meeting

  • Monday, January 25
  • 3:30-4:30
  • Learning Stairs

Come learn all about the musical and how to get involved! This meeting is for anyone interested in being in the CAST or CREW! After 10th period, go to your lockers and get the belongings you will be taking home. You will not go to your lockers after the meeting. Have your ride pick you up from Door 12 at 4:30. (If you are staying for clinics, you will need to be picked up at 6:00.)

Music Clinics

  • Monday, January 25
  • 4:30-6:00
  • Learning Stairs

Ms. Fecko will teach you the audition songs before the auditions! This is not required, but it will help you a lot for the auditions. After 10th period, go to your lockers and get the belongings you will be taking home. You will not go to your lockers after the meeting. Have your ride pick you up from Door 12 at 6:00.

Auditions

  • Tuesday, January 26 or Wednesday, January 27
  • 3:30-6:00
  • Room 1507 (Ms. Fecko’s room)

Parent Meeting

  • Monday, February 1
  • 7:00-8:00 pm
  • Learning Stairs

This meeting is for the parents/guardians of the cast and crew. We will go over the rehearsal process, expectations, and performance information.
 

  • Fall Play: Fast Food by Tracy Wells

    • Thursday, October 22 at 4:30 p.m.
    • Friday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m.
    • Saturday, October 24 at 2:00 p.m.

    Fast Food Sign for a play

     

    See Important Links Below

    Spring Musical: Information Coming Soon!

    • Thursday, April 22 at 4:30 p.m.
    • Friday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m.
    • Saturday, April 24 at 2:00 p.m.

     

  • Information Meeting

    • Wednesday, August 26
    • 3:30-4:15
    • Learning Stairs

    Learn all about the play and how to get involved! This meeting is for anyone interested in being in the CAST or CREW! Go to your lockers and get the belongings you will be taking home. You will not go to your lockers after the meeting. Have your ride pick you up from Door 13 at 4:15.

    Play Read Through

    • Wednesday, August 26
    • 4:15-5:30
    • Learning Stairs

    We will read the play aloud together so you know what it's all about before auditions! This is not required, but it will help you a lot for the auditions. Have your ride pick you up from Door 13 at 5:30.

    Auditions

    • Thursday, August 27 or Friday, August 28 
    • 3:30-5:00 
    • Room 2013 (Ms. Martin's room, next to the Blue Gym)

    Go to your lockers and get the belongings you will be taking home. You will not go to your lockers after the auditions. Have your ride pick you up from Door 13.

    You only need to attend ONE audition day. Sign up for an audition day.

    Read the play before auditions! Come to the play read-through or read it on your own.

    Fill out and bring the Fall Play Permission Slip with you to auditions. If you don't have it, you can't audition.

    Be prepared to read from the script. You will pick your top two choices for auditions. 

    I do not expect you to memorize lines or to be perfect (seriously, how can we be perfect? We are just human!). Just show me that you can:

    • Be LOUD
    • Have energy
    • Have facial and vocal expression
    • Can listen and react to the other actors
    • Can be a good ensemble member

    Audition Advice

  • Information Meeting

    • Monday, January 25
    • 3:30-4:30
    • Learning Stairs

    Come learn all about the musical and how to get involved! This meeting is for anyone interested in being in the CAST or CREW! After 10th period, go to your lockers and get the belongings you will be taking home. You will not go to your lockers after the meeting. Have your ride pick you up from Door 12 at 4:30. (If you are staying for clinics, you will need to be picked up at 6:00.)

    Music Clinics

    • Monday, January 25
    • 4:30-6:00
    • Learning Stairs

    Ms. Fecko will teach you the audition songs before the auditions! This is not required, but it will help you a lot for the auditions. After 10th period, go to your lockers and get the belongings you will be taking home. You will not go to your lockers after the meeting. Have your ride pick you up from Door 12 at 6:00.

    Auditions

    • Tuesday, January 26 or Wednesday, January 27
    • 3:30-6:00
    • Room 1507 (Ms. Fecko’s room)

    Parent Meeting

    • Monday, February 1
    • 7:00-8:00 pm
    • Learning Stairs

    This meeting is for the parents/guardians of the cast and crew. We will go over the rehearsal process, expectations, and performance information.